Images Dated 28th March 2017

Ivanhoe
Promotional postcard for Ivanhoe Presented and produced by Walter and Frederick Melville (programme)

The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde
Promotional postcard for The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde. First produced at the St. Jamess Theatre, on 14th February 1895. For the St. James revival, 25th November 1909

Cartoon, Henry Jameson Turner, actor
Cartoon, Henry Jameson Turner -- A Strand Veteran. He was the longest-serving actor at the Strand Theatre, London, and also ran a theatrical agency. 1883

Roman Catholic church, Farm Street, Mayfair, London, with an inset of Father Bernard Vaughan (1847-1922). Date: circa 1905

The Little Duchess by Robert Courtneidge and Bertram Davis
Promotional postcard for The Little Duchess, a musical play by Robert Courtneidge and Bertram Davis, lyrics Bertrand Davis and Percy Greenbank

Life by Maurice Cowan and Fred Rome
Life revue by Maurice Cowan & Fred Rome; music Frederick Chappelle. First produced Hippodrome, Portsmouth, 3th May and London Palladium 30th August 1926

George Leyton
Promotional postcard for George Leyton. George Leyton was a well-known music hall singer, whose speciality was patriotic and military songs

The House that Jack Built
Promotional postcard for The House that Jack Built, Howard and Wyndhams Royal Pantomime, at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, 14th December 1911

Love and Beauty by Ernest Procter (1886-1935) as exhibited at the Royal Academy exhibition in 1931. The figures of Venus and Cupid float above London

The Joy Ride Lady by Arthur Anderson & Hartley Carrick
Promotional postcard for The Joy Ride Lady adapted by Arthur Anderson and Hartley Carrick from Das Autoliebchen by Jean Kren (Thalia-Theater, Berlin, 16th March 1912); music Jean Gilbert

Dan Leno
Promotional postcard for Dan Leno(1860-1904) " The Kings Jester" One of Alick P. Ritchies series of music hall performers

Leave It To Psmith by Ian Hay and P G Wodehouse
Promotional postcard for Leave It To Psmith by Ian Hay and P. G. Wode-house.from Wodehouses novel (1923). First produced at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 27th September 1930

View of Regent Street, London, with heavy traffic outside Liberty & Co. Date: circa late 1940s

Mrs F G Kimberley
Promotional postcard for Actress and writer of melodramas Mrs F G Kimberley. This probably shows her in Miranda of the Wilds

Keep To The Right by H Chance Newton
Promotional postcard for Keep To The Right revue by H. Chance Newton; music Herman Darewski. First produced at the Hippodrome, Boscombe, 23rd August and Holborn Empire, 22nd November 1915

The Island King by Percy Gawthorne
Promotional postcard for The Island King by Percy Gawthorne; music Harold Garstin. First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, 10th October 1922. This image shows W. H

Lilac Time by Adrian Ross from Das Dreimaederlhaus by A. M. Willner and H. Reichert; music from the melo-dies of Franz Schubert (Raimundttheater, Vienna 15/1/1916)

Belfry Tower, Bruges, Belgium, dating back to the 13th century, with later additions. Seen here in the distance, with a waterway in the foreground. Date: circa 1880s

Railway alongside Cranberry lake, NY State, USA
Men at work on the new railway at the side of Cranberry Lake, near Childwold, New York State, USA, constructed for the Emporium Lumber Company. Date: circa 1913

The Lady With A Lamp by Reginald Berkeley
Promotional postcard for The Lady With A Lamp by Reginald Berkeley. First produced at the Arts Theatre, 5th May and the Garrick Theatre, 24th January 1929. Originally called Florence Nightingale

Keep To The Right by H Chance Newton
Promotional postcard for Keep To The Right revue by H. Chance Newton; music Herman Darewski. First produced at the Hippodrome, Boscombe, 23rd August and Holborn Empire, 22nd November 1915

Keep To The Right by H Chance Newton
Promotional postcard for Keep To The Right revue by H. Chance Newton; music Herman Darewski. First produced at the Hippodrome, Boscombe, 23rd August and the Holborn Empire, 22nd November 1915

Rudyard Kipling by Will Owen
Date: circa 1900

Jack and Jill: Book by Frank Leigh
Front of four-page flyer for Jack and Jill at the Grand Theatre, Plymouth, 26th December 1925, produced by Randolph Sutton. Date: 1925

Cartoon, Arthur Dacre, actor
Cartoon, Arthur Dacre (Arthur Culver James, 1850-1895), actor -- It is a treat to see him play a loving swain! 1883

Johannes Sleidanus - Hondi
Johannes Sleidanus alias Johannes Sleidan or Johannes Philippi (1506 - 1555) - German historian

Kisby the Call Boy
Promotional postcard for Kisby the Call Boy. Call boy (or call girl) is the job title of a stagehand in the theatre. They are hired by either the director, producer or stage crew chief

In the Next Room by Eleanor Robson and Harriet Ford. First produced in England St. Martins Theatre, 6th June 1924

Munstead Wood and Gardens - home of Gertrude Jekyll
Munstead White Foxgloves and Red Roses in the Garden at Munstead Wood (Grade I listed), the home of influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

Munstead Wood and Gardens - home of Gertrude Jekyll
The Main Border Door at Munstead Wood (Grade I listed), the home of influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

Munstead Wood and Gardens - home of Gertrude Jekyll
The Garden in June, 2016 at Munstead Wood (Grade I listed), the home of influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

Munstead Wood and Gardens - home of Gertrude Jekyll
The Main Border Door at Munstead Wood (Grade I listed), the home of influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

Munstead Wood and Gardens - home of Gertrude Jekyll
The Main Border at Munstead Wood (Grade I listed), the home of influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

Munstead Wood and Gardens - home of Gertrude Jekyll
The Main Border (August, 2016) at Munstead Wood (Grade I listed), the home of influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

Munstead Wood and Gardens - home of Gertrude Jekyll
The Three Corner Garden at Munstead Wood (Grade I listed), the home of influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

Cartoon, George Durlacher, art dealer and gallery owner
Cartoon, George Durlacher (c.1859-1942) art dealer and gallery owner (Durlacher Brothers) -- A First-Nighter. 1884

Cartoon, George Conquest outside the Eagle Tavern
Cartoon, George Conquest -- I wonder if I shall ever be back there

The Lido Lady by Ronald Jeans
Promotional postcard for The Lido Lady by Ronald Jeans; Lyrics Lorenz Hart; music Richard Rodgers

Boonville railway train wreck, New York State, USA
Boonville railway train wreck, on the New York Central Railroad, New York State, USA, 4 July 1908, in which five people died. Date: 1908

The Knave of Diamonds by Charlton Mann
Promotional flyer for The Knave of Diamonds by Charlton Mann, from Ethel M. Dells novel (1912). First produced at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, 24th January and Globe Theatre, 23rd April 1921

Rudyard Kipling by Will Owen
Promotional postcard of Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 18 January 1936) an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Portrait of Queen Victoria on the wall

The Kings Messenger by Frederick Jackson
Promotional postcard for The Kings Messenger by Frederick Jackson. First produced at the Queens Theatre, 7th July 1930. The King is God; the setting Spain. Martin Harvey is shown in the title role

Kings and Queens by Rudolf Besier. First produced at the St. Jamess Theatre, 16th January 1915. The reverse quotes The Daily Telegraph: Sir George Alexander has hit upon the very Play for War time

The King of Cadonia
promotional postcard for The King of Cadonia by Frederick Lonsdale; music Sidney Jones. First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, 3rd September 1908. Date: circa 1908

Keep The Home Fires Burning by Sheila Walsh
Promotional postcard for Keep The Home Fires Burning by Sheila Walsh. First produced in Barnsley on 7th February and Elephant and Castle Theatre, 28th February 1916

Interference by Roland Pertwee and Harold Dearden
Promotional postcard for Interference by Roland Pertwee and Harold Dearden. First produced at the St. Jamess Theatre, 29th January 1927

In Dahomey by Jesse A Shipp
In Dahomey by Jesse A. Shipp; music Will Marion Cook et. al. First produced in England at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 16th May 1903

The Hypocrites by Henry Arthur Jones. First produced in in England at the Hicks Theatre, 27th August 1907

Hobsons Choice by Harold Brighouse
Promotional postcard for Hobsons Choice by Harold Brighouse. First produced in England at the Apollo Theatre, 22nd June 1916. The story is set in Salford in 1880

The Lights O London by George R Sims
Promotional postcard for The Lights O London by George R. Sims. First produced Princesss Theatre, 10th September 1881. Centre pages of a four-page American flyer for H. R. Jacobs Company

RMS Empress of Japan - Armed Merchant Cruiser
HMS Empress of Japan - Armed Merchant Cruiser, pictured near Hong Kong Harbour

Cartoon, Next Weeks Bashers, W E Gladstone
Cartoon, Next Weeks Bashers -- Waiting for the Old Man. Showing William Ewart Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister, with ruffian MPs waiting for him round a corner. 1884

Cartoon, music hall proprietor and theatre agent
Cartoon, music hall proprietor (Harry Hart) to theatre agent (Ambrose Maynard) -- Why don t you send all your Comic Singers to the Theatre, I say? We should know what to do then. 1883

Cartoon, The Gaiety Rocket, Pinero
Cartoon, The Gaiety Rocket, with a caricature of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, playwright and stage director, whose play, The Rocket

Cartoon, Mr Pettitt, The Spiders Web
Cartoon, Mr Pettitt takes the Spiders Web to a better Pitch

Cartoon, Edward and Clement

Cartoon, Henry Irving and Edward, Prince of Wales -- an invitation to Marlborough House. Irving says: The fact is, I am so pestered with invitations to dinner, that you really must excuse me! 1883

Cartoon, C W Thompson -- This is the gentleman who has done so much for actors benefits. 1883

Cartoon, departure of Henry Irving for America
Cartoon, departure of the actor-manager Henry Irving for America -- With Henry leaving, there is a fine chance for some of our legitimate actors. 1883

Cartoon, Lord Cairns and Miss Fortescue
Cartoon, Lord Cairns to Miss Fortescue -- Delighted, my dear, that my son has shown such good taste

Portrait, the late Mr Frank Green
Portrait, Frank William Green (1842-1884), pantomime author. 1884

Cartoon portrait of Henry James Byron
Cartoon portrait, Henry James Byron (1835-1884), English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor. 1884

Portrait, the late Mr Charles Reade
Portrait of the novelist and dramatist Charles Reade (1814-1884). 1884

Cartoon, Charles Harris -- He maketh joy among the Supers. He was in charge of supernumeraries or theatre extras, for example children in pantomimes at Drury Lane Theatre. 1884

Cartoon, Lord Cairns annoyed by his sons debts
Cartoon, Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (1819-1885) -- Keep away from him, Garmoyle, while he is like this

Cartoon, Horace Wigan, actor, dramatist and manager
Cartoon, Horace Wigan (c.1815-1885), actor, dramatist and theatre manager, best known for his detective roles. A very amiable gentleman, though he doesn t always look cheerful. 1884

Cartoon, Paul Valentine -- The Ballet. He ran a dancing academy for young people, and is seen here standing in the wings of a theatre. 1883

Cartoon, Freddy Leader and Gussy Harris
Cartoon, Freddy Leader (right) thinks he will touch up Gussy Harris (left) this Christmas -- a reference to the Drury Lane pantomime season

Cartoon, Royal Waits, outside Marlborough House
Cartoon, Royal Waits -- musicians playing in the snow outside Marlborough House, the Prince of Waless London residence. 1883

Cartoon, F W Irish, actor
Cartoon, F W Irish -- (Warm). Actor who appeared alongside Henry Irving in various productions at the Lyceum Theatre. 1883

Cartoon, G F Rowe, American playwright
Cartoon of the American playwright, G F Rowe -- Yankee Freedom. 1883

Cartoon, Thomas Mowbray, theatre manager -- the Junior Garrick. 1883

Cartoon, Mrs Weldon in her latest role -- Mad? Not much

Cartoon, Sir Michael Costa and Sir Julius Benedict
Cartoon -- Benefit Knights

Serurier (Laneuville)
Jean Mathieu Philibert, comte de Serurier (1742 -1819) - French military commander

Catherine Maria Sedgwick (1789 - 1867) - American author

John Smith - Kellogg
John Smith (?1580 - 1631) English colonist in America and military adventurer

John Skelton - Woodcut - ROD
John Skelton (?1460 - 1529) - English poet and clergyman, known for his caustic satire

Seruier - Comte - Laneuvill
Jeaume Mathieu Philibert, comte de Serurier (1742 - 1819) - French military commander

Michel Jean Sedaine - Stone Mason
MicheI Jean Sedaine (1719 - 1797) - French stone-mason who became a dramatist Date: 1861

Michel Jean Sedaine - Statue
Michel Jean Sedaine (1719 - 1797) - French stone-mason who became a dramatist

Michel Jean Sedaine (1719 - 1797) - French stone-mason who became a dramatist

Sevigne (Boilly, Mono)
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal (1626 - 1696), marquise, known as Madame de Sevigne French noblewoman, known for her letters to her daughter

Carrie Moore, Australian singer and actress, seen here as The Sandow Girl 1883 - 1956

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